At MCCC, enrollment is down by 283 students, or about 6 percent. But this year's numbers were still the Iourth highest in MCCCs history. The report attributes the decrease in enrollment to several factors.
At MCCC, enrollment is down by 283 students, or about 6 percent. But this year's numbers were still the Iourth highest in MCCCs history. The report attributes the decrease in enrollment to several factors.
At MCCC, enrollment is down by 283 students, or about 6 percent. But this year's numbers were still the Iourth highest in MCCCs history. The report attributes the decrease in enrollment to several factors.
Taylor Pinson Agora Staff Student Services Counselor Steve Mapes has produced a report profling studentsatMCCC. Thereportsaysadeclineinenrollment is aIIecting many community colleges. AtMCCC,enrollmentisdownfromlast yearby283students,orabout6percent, but this years numbers were still the Iourth highest in MCCC`s history, with 4440studentsenrolled. Thatsquiteafewstudentsforasmall institution,saidMapes.Wewerestart ing to stretch the seams oI the institu tion. The report attributes the decrease in enrollment to several Iactors, including a smaller Monroe County high school graduating class; Iewer occupational re training grants, which was caused by a lack oI government Iunding Ior displaced workers; and the new Federal healthcare legislation, which allows parents to keep theirchildrenontheirfamilyshealthin suranceplanuntiltheyturn26. We anticipated a decrease in enroll ment.Therearealotoffactors,Mapes said. Numerous statistics were presented in the report, including the gender, resi dence,andraceofstudents. There are signifcantly more Iemale students at MCCC, with 60 percent fe maleand40percentmale. These percentages have remained the samewithinafewpercentformorethan adecade. Outofdistrict and outofstate enroll ment is up by 2 percent, making it a to tal of 16 percent of students enrolled at MCCCwhocomefromoutofdistrict. 'I think it`s just a percentage shiIt, saidMapes. 'A lot oI them are coming Irom down river: Taylor, Woodhaven, Flatrock. Mapes report also shows that the en rollment of African American students at MCCC has nearly quadrupled since 2002,andnowsitsat163students. Taylor Pinson Agora Staff Monroe Public Schools has reached a deal to sell Dream 97.5, the college radio station, to Monroe PublicAccess Cable Television. ThedealwillallowMCCCstudentsto continuetousethestationasthelabora toryforradioclasses. The partnership between MCCC and Monroe Public Schools dates back to 2005. The college has paid all costs as sociated with operating and maintaining Dream 97.5 in exchange Ior students in the college`s radio broadcasting program using the station. Citing declining revenue over a three- yearperiod,MCCCchosenotrenewits partnershipwithMonroePublicSchools earlier this year and eliminated Iunding forDream97.5fromits20112012bud get. MonroePublicSchoolsspentthesum mer months seeking a new partner to maintain the station, considering several oIIers beIore accepting a proposal Irom MPACT. The decision by the Monroe Public School District to sell the high school radio station to the local public access television studio is a big win Ior MCCC radioandtelevisionbroadcaststudents, saidMCCCPresidentDavidNixon. Nixon said he also thought having the radiostationhousedatMPACTwouldbe more convenient Ior students, citing bet ter hours and oII-street parking. 'It`s good Ior MCCC and Monroe High School students, said Milward Beaudry, MCCCs adjunct broadcast instructor and MPACT studio engineer. 'It`s good Ior the community. Reaction to the sale from MCCCs Broadcasting Club was generally posi tive, although several students expressed frustationthatthemonthsofuncertainty over the summer prevented them from accomplishing as much as they had wanted. 'I think overall it`s a good thing, said Broadcasting Club President Kaitlin Bereczky. 'It gives us a lot more oppor tunity to do a lot more things. ThesaletoMPACThascostusalot oI time, but overall we`ll get to do a lot more,saidMilesLark,amemberofthe club.Wellbeabletoexpandourhori zonsasaclub. The sale is still awaiting approval Irom the FCC, but Beaudry expects it will happen. 'We don`t see any problems in getting thissale,saidBeaudry.Usuallytheres not a big deal with these things. They usually go over quite smoothly. Theradiostationssalehashadanad ditionaleffectatMCCC.Coursesforthe college`s radio and television broadcast ing program will be taught this winter semester. 'The college is donating all oI its ra dio equipment to MPACT, said Joe Verkennes,MCCCsDirectorofMarket ing. 'MCCC will continue to oIIer radio courses, utilizing MPACT`s Iacilities and thestation,basedonstudentdemandfor suchclasses. Because MCCC had been waiting for an outcome on the station, the radio courseswerenotplacedinthewinterse mester course catalog. Students interest ed in taking the classes can register using WebPalviaMCCCswebsite. MPACT purchases Dream 97.5 photo by Taylor Pinson The Broadcasting Club, which uses Dream 97.5 extensively, is up and running again. Due to the uncertain nature of the radio sta- tion and the colleges future involvement, the club was placed on a temporary hold. Since MPACT purchases the station and since MCCC will continue to offer broadcasting classes, pending enrollment, the club has once again become active. !""#$%&'(#)*"(&+,-.%*&)$($&,*%*$'*)&/0&1-#"'*%-,' X-TECH: Industrial Tech division showcases programs, careers in open house photos by Mandi Davis The welding program at MCCC was on full display. Welding grant instructor Jason Karamol (above) was present to discuss and answer questions regard- ing the colleges program or the .*%)&-2&3*%)4"56&78459(:&;$,$<-%& displayed some of the equip- ment the program utlizes, and showcased some of the things the welding can be used to make (below). photos by Mandi Davis =>?*19@& 9*%)& A-B6& CD@& *E94/4(*)& (9*& B$,4-#'& .*%)'& -2& study in the Industrial Technology division that are available at the college, as well as some of the activi- ties available to students. The robotics club displayed its robot (left) while the automotive program (top) and green energy (above) were highlighted. 2012 Michigan Community College Press Association Judging Form
Place of award:
DID NOT PLACE
Category: 19 photo essay
Headline/title of entry: X-TECH SHOWCASE
Contestants name: MANDI DAVIS
College name: MONROE CC
Judges comments:
THESE PHOTOS DIDNT SEEM CRISP. A LITTLE MUDDY OR FOGGY. SOLID, BUT NO WOW FACTOR.